Pacific Lutheran slips to 5-13, and 3-6 in the conference. Pacific University improves to 3-14, and 2-7 in conference action.
The Lutes came out with a 7-4 lead, with 18:15 left in the first half, their last lead of the night on a layup by Heidenreich. A jumper by Pacific’s Branden Kawazoe put the Boxers up 11-7 and the visitor’s never trailed the rest of the night.
Pacific’s Brad Krichevsky hit a 3-pointer as the halftime buzzer sounded as Pacific went up 45-38 at the break.
Drew Cardwell’s basket with 15:17 remaining in the game brought the Lutes within four at 51-47. Two back-to-back 3-pointers by Krichevsky and Nate McBride increased Pacific’s lead to 57-50 with 13:39 remaining. PLU got within two at 79-77 with 51 seconds remaining, thanks to back-to-back 3-pointers by Heindenreich. After a PLU timeout, Pacific’s Kawazoe clinched the victory with four free throws within a 15 second span.
Pacific was led by Krishevsky with 22 points, and B.J. Anderson added 17. With the victory Pacific coach Ken Schumann recorded his 150th career win.
Newspaper Box Score Pacific vs Pacific Lutheran 02/05/05 8:00 p.m. at Tacoma, Wash. (Olson Auditorium) At Tacoma, Wash. (Olson Auditorium) PACIFIC 84, PACIFIC LUTHERAN 83 PACIFIC (3-14, 2-7 NWC) Krichevsky, Brad 6-11 8-11 22; Anderson, B.J. 8-11 1-9 17; Kawazoe, Branden 5-10 4-4 16; Henley, Mison 4-8 0-0 10; Townsend, Jason 1-2 2-2 5; Strampe, Miles 1-4 2-2 4; McBride, Nate 1-1 0-0 3; Motta, Kyle 1-2 1-2 3; Ellis, Brett 1-1 0-0 2; Roche, Marcus 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 29-51 18-30 84. PACIFIC LUTHERAN (5-13, 3-6 NWC) Oliver, Kurt 9-18 0-0 24; Heidenreich, Landon 8-13 2-2 21; Cardwell, Drew 5-9 5-7 15; Carstensen, Jake 5-8 0-1 12; Lipscomb, Jake 3-5 0-0 6; Sinnes, Matt 1-2 1-4 3; Stark, John 1-3 0-0 2; Ash, Gabe 0-1 0-0 0; Jochim, Brian 0-3 0-0 0; Torbenson, Michael 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 32-63 8-14 83. Pacific....................... 45 39 - 84 Pacific Lutheran.............. 38 45 - 83 3-point goals-Pacific 8-20 (Henley, Mison 2-5; Kawazoe, Branden 2-6; Krichevsky, Brad 2-7; Townsend, Jason 1-1; McBride, Nate 1-1), Pacific Lutheran 11-23 (Oliver, Kurt 6-11; Heidenreich, Landon 3-4; Carstensen, Jake 2-5; Sinnes, Matt 0-1; Jochim, Brian 0-1; Torbenson, Michael 0-1). Fouled out--Pacific-None, Pacific Lutheran-Ash, Gabe. Rebounds-Pacific 36 (Anderson, B.J. 9), Pacific Lutheran 27 (Cardwell, Drew 9). Assists-Pacific 11 (Krichevsky, Brad 4), Pacific Lutheran 15 (Heidenreich, Landon 4; Oliver, Kurt 4). Total fouls-Pacific 16, Pacific Lutheran 25. A-925